Charles W Carey
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man who was born a slave in Missouri and who overcame many hardships before going on to become a college professor known for his accomplishments in the field of agriculture.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared all Confederate slaves to be free. Because the order only applied to Southern states that the Union did not control, few slaves benefited immediately. Learn more about this historic document that served as a key turning point in the U.S. Civil War and in the movement to abolish slavery"--provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visonaries, Revised Edition profiles more than 300 important Americans from colonial times to the present. Featuring such inventors and entrepreneurs as Thomas Edison and Madame C. J. Walker, this revised resource provides in-depth information on robber barons and their counterparts as well as visionaries such as Bill Gates.
Author
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Essential scientific contributions from African Americans go back as far as colonial times and have led to innovations in everything from the light bulb to open-heart surgery ... Ranging across all of the scientific disciplines, this encyclopedia offers a comprehensive exploration of the impact of African American scientists throughout U.S. history--their accomplishments, the obstacles overcome, and the challenges they still face. The encyclopedia...
Author
Series
Publisher
Facts On File
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Summarizes the lives and political careers of numerous important African Americans who have been elected to federal, state, or local office, who have served as cabinet secretaries or in other cabinet-level posts, and who have run for president of the United States.
10) Castro's Cuba
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Through the use of interviews, articles, and first-person narratives, focuses on the significance of the 1959 Cuban revolution and its aftermath. An introduction explaining events precipitating the rise of Fidel Castro, the revolution, and the current situation in Cuba provides an overview to understanding the succeeding chapters. Each section presents historical documents, narratives, and articles by famous people such as Castro himself and Che Guevara,...